Usually means: Pivoting mechanism allowing rotational freedom.
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  1. gimballing: Merriam-Webster
  2. gimballing: Wiktionary
  3. gimballing: Dictionary.com
  4. gimballing: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See gimbal as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (gimbal)

noun:  A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.
verb:  (transitive) To suspend using a gimbal or gimbals.
verb:  (transitive, aerospace) To move a reaction engine about on a gimbal so as to obtain pitching and yawing correction moments.
verb:  (intransitive) To swivel, move on an axis.
▸ Also see gimbal


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